Lucknow, March 8 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday participated in the International Women's Day program and said that the government will provide women with a package of Rs 25,000 from their birth to graduation.

Addressing the gathering on the occassion, Adityanath added that the State government had distributed cheques to the beneficiaries of the Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana. He said that 27 lakh daughters in Uttar Pradesh are benefiting from the scheme.

"Today we have accomplished many tasks here. Through this platform, we have distributed cheques to the beneficiaries of the Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana. A daughter will no longer be dependent on anyone; instead, from birth to graduation, the ...